good morning, breaking news, hurricane matthew powering up. now, expect it to land in florida tonight as a powerful category 4. >> this is no joke. all of the models show this hitting a big part of the if you're in the strike zone and your offials tell you to get out, get out. >> full, live coverage as matthew bears down on the bahamas and makes its way toward the u.s. >> candid kaine. hillary clinton's running mate acknowledges he may have been too aggressive. >> i got dinged for interrupting too much. >> as donald trump pats himself on the back for his running mate's performance.

credit. >> after facing a tough crowd in a first grade classroom. >> just ahead, mike pence joins us live. trouble on the tarmac. a southwest plane evacuated after a passenger's samsung phone catches fire. >> that smoke is just billowing out of my clothes and my pocket. >> the phone wasn't one of the recalled devices. it was brand new. faulty? >> and a super hero send off. an emotional tburite to the 6-year-old boy killed in the elementary school shooting in south carolina. the cebelration of his life that brought an entire town together today, thursday, october 6th,

good morning, everybody, welcome to "today." it is a thursday morning. we've been watching matthew for days and now it seems the very path we feared it would be on is the path it is taking. >> the breaking news on matthew is not good news because the storm is now intensifying this morning as it inches towards the united states. >> now, millions in florida and georgia and south carolina have been told to evacuate and the storm's latest projected path could spell double trouble for the region. we have all of this covered but let's start with al inay i know the forecasts are coming fast and furious now. >> they really are now and this could be the worst case scenario. you can see matthew is a category 3 but we expect it to start to intensify as the forward motion begins. here is what we're looking for. it is a close call. the snow storm center by late tonight, early tomorrow morning will be 15 miles off shore. if that shifts a little bit to the west, those 140 miles an

coastline for hours. it will continue through saturday morning up to jacksonville as a category 2 storm, again, pounding the coastline, sunday morning, it makes a turn out into the atlantic but then as we move into monday, it starts to create what we could see, a loop. there is another storm system throughout that could keep this close to shore. so, this is just about as bad a scenario as you can see. we have hurricane warnings from the bahama coastal georgia. 11 million people under hurricane warning. 2 million under hurricane watches the impact aerkz the bahamas this morning, 10 to 18 foot storm surges. southern florida starting late tonight, wind gusts, 60 to 95 miles an hour. rain fall, three to seven, with storm surges. a 6 to 9 foot storm surge as you get into northern florida. wind gusts of 100 miles an hour.

carolinas down to georgia. wind gusts of 80 miles an hour, 15 inches of rain. the storm surge is another big problem we have to worry about. ahead of high tide, 1 to 3 feet from miami to fort lauderdale. three to five feet west palm beach to force pierce. melbourne to savannah, georgia. 6 to 9 feet and the coast, 8 to 9 feet and rain fall from five to seven but between savan talking about ten inches or more. and the problem is there will be just catastrophic possibilities of power outages, of storm surge, flooding. and it is going to be going on, if this thing does get caught up into a loop, we'll be talking about this into next week. >> as you mentioned, the worst case scenario at the moment now. thanks very much. matthew is hammering the bahamas

tammy leitnev in nassau. >> the in orderern edge of the hurricane is pounding the island. rain and wind is terrible. we're protected up here. wind and rain is so strong it is blowing side ways. the trees are bent. another concern out here is this storm surge as al mentioned, we could get swells up to 15 feet. that would be devastating wiping outmost of the homes on this islands. residents board ad up their homes. there are island hunkering down. the airport is closed so everybody here now, they are stuck and they have to wait out this storm. some tourists from a nearby hotel were evacuated from their rooms. they had to sleep on the floor in the ball room. we were out there just a short while ago looking around and there are already a lot of damage. roads are flooded and i'm assuming that the worst is still to come because the hurricane is not quite over us. matt and savannah.

the u.s. this morning, the evacuations are ramping up across the south. millions are preparing for what may be a direct hit. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is live. >> this is usually a busy block packed with restaurant and music. local businesses are boarded up, prepared for the incoming storm. so are local homes in the area we're a block or so from the beach, right in the area that should be in the middle of the >> reporter: this morning, floridians are bracing for hurricane matthew, racing to get out of the way. >> i'm hoping it doesn't hit us. it is a mess. >> reporter: nearly 2 million people along the coast, from florida to georgia to the carolinas, warned to leave while they can. the massive, slow moving monster could be catastrophic. >> having a plan in place could be the difference between life and death.

gas stations are empty and grocery store shelves are bear. swift water rescue teams are being deployed across the region. 1,600 flights have been cancelled. trains and cruise ships suspending service in south florida. this family, one of many, packing their lives into a car. >> clothes, pictures, and entertainment for the kids. that is really is. the rest is just pans out. >> reporter: for several days, matthew pounding the caribbean, including haiti which were decimated. not just washing away bridges, but lives and communities, too. the death toll certain to climb. >> smartest thing to do is board it up and pray. >> reporter: this morning, matthew is poised to strike again, moving closer to florida

away. this morning, essential supplies near the coastline like gas stations are completely shut down. the wind speeds are starting to pick up. they're bracing for winds over 100 miles an hour here later on today. this area may also be under a mandatory evacuation in the next couple of hours. matt and savannah, back to you guys. >> thank you. we'll be following matthew all morning long. a storm chaser is in the thick of the storm as it is bearing down on the bahamas. we'll talk to him live in our next half hour. >> let u trail and the state of the race with just 33 days to go. donald trump and hillary clinton are sparring over this week's vice presidential debate. trump using words like incredible to describe mike pence's performance while clinton said tim kaine did a great job making pence bob and weave. >> new poll from monmouth university has the race tightening. clinton is up 2%. >> as you might expect, trump

their preparations for sunday night's second presidential debate. clinton will spend the next few days off the campaign trail to get ready but she was at a fundraiser last night. peter alexander has the latest from the trail. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt and savannah, good morning to you. donald trump is facing major pressure coming up to improve on his performance in the first debate. this weekend's debate is a town hall style format event and today the campaign has added a town hall style event in of sorts, there is a source close to the campaign tells us, the scrimmage before this weekend's big game. >> reporter: just days out from his high stakes rematch with hillary clinton, donald trump is touting his running mate's performance in tuesday's contentious clash. >> didn't mike pence do a great job? >> reporter: sources close to trump disputing reports that privately he was upset about being up stanled by pence.

>> i'm getting a lot of credit because that is really my first, so called, choice. >> reporter: blocks from the white house, the star studded fundraiser, hillary clinton accusing pence of being unable to defend trump. >> i think that tells you everything you need to know about who is qualified and temper mentally fit to be president, even mike pence doesn't think donald trump is. >> reporter: still, despite a thumbs up from his kaine concedes he was too agress ive. >> the key part of the debate, i felt like i was going after donald trump and mike pence was kind of going after trump with me. >> reporter: ahead of the debate

>> she likes answering questions from individual citizens. >> with clinton pulling ahead in recent polls, both candidates are emphasizing early voting. eight states already accepting ballots. clinton's top surrogates fanning out across key battle grounds including bill clinton in ohio. trump previewing a likely line of attack. meanwhile, in an interview on portrayal on saturday night live. >> let's do this. >> she was amazing. i wish i could do the jumps and flips and somersaults. i've been working on it. >> the next debate. >> the next debate. why not? >> cartwheels. >> new this morning, "the today show" is getting an exclusive first look at donald trump's new ad that will be airing beginning today nationally and in key backgrounds. senior strategist within the trump campaign tells me it bucket waits a point they hope

campaign focusing on more specifics and the consumer benefit of trump's policies. at 8:00, we'll show you hillary clinton's new ad that is now airing. back to you. >> all right, peter alexander, thank you very much. governor pence will join us live in our next half hour. >> national security agency has another embarrassing theft case on its hands. a maryland man who worked as a contractor for the nsa has been charged with stealing highly classified information. prosecutors say harold martin the third stored the matl the fbi arrested martin in august after agents say he admitted taking government secrets. he was employed by the same firm where nsa leaker edward snowden was a contractor. martin's attorney said he never betrayed to depray his country. we want to tell you about urgent allegations launched by the faa after a cell phone seemed to catch fire on a

the owner says it was a new replacement model of the galaxy note 7 he got after the last phone was part of the worldwide recall. tom costello is live on that story. good morning. >> reporter: there is great relief that this plane, that this incident happened while the plane was on the ground and not on the air but the question this morning, do the replacement galaxy note 7's also pose a serious risk? >> this is the phone that southwest airlines flight 994 on wednesday. >> smoke in the cabin on the ramp at the gate, terminal ramp. >> it all started when brian green tried powering down his galaxy note 7 before the plane ever left the gate. >> just placed the phone in my pocket and within a few seconds, i heard a pop similar to a ziploc bag popping open. i looked around to see what was going on and i had smoke billowing out of my clothes and pocket. >> green said his pocket was

as the toxic smelling smoke began filling the nearby rows. >> i did see the cloud of smoke and somebody yell it is the phone, the phone caught on fire. >> it was brown, electronic smoke. the brown, green, gray, real ugly stuff. >> it was last month that samsung issued the worldwide recall offering replacements for all note 7's. >> we apologize, especially to those who were personally affected by this. >> reporter: with roughly 100 reports of its own strict orders for passenger planes. >> please, be sure that you turn that galaxy 7 off completely and please do not attempt to charge it at any time during the flight. >> brian green says his phone was replacement for his original note 7 he turned in as part of the recall. the phone serial number indicates it should be good. samsung tells nbc news, until we're able to retrieve the device, we can't confirm that

consumer product safety commission is launching an urgent investigation. >> we're fully committed to getting answers as quickly as possible. >> reporter: the cpsc is reminding customers you can turn in your galaxy note 7 for a full refund. you don't just have to get a new one, you can get a refund. the faa is concerned about the fire danger and guys, consider this, this burned so hot it burned all the way through the carpet on this down to the depth of the plane. they took the plane out of service yesterday. >> lucky this happened on the ground, tom, thank you very much. now to a tribute to the 6-year-old little boy who was killed in the elementary school in south carolina. family and friends saying goodbye to jacob hall with a super hero themed funeral. janet shamlian has more. good morning. >> reporter: it was an effort to

time since the shooting. in south carolina's darkest days, there was light. the funeral of 6-year-old jacob hall became a costume celebration of a boy who his mom says dreamed of helping others as a super hero. >> why do you suggest everybody come in costume. >> i know there would be jacob's class mates, friends from all over the >> reporter: and still, they came. super man, wonder woman, ninja turtles and avengers. a third of the town. the k-9 unit dressed the dogs, even a batmobile. >> i can't help but feel he has been riding in the batmobile with me for the longest time today. >> reporter: the small casket in church, a grim reminder of a staggering loss. >> i don't want to let him go.

this is the worst pain i've ever felt in my whole entire life. >> reporter: and after such joy, his mom renee recording him on the first day of school. >> i'm going to be in first grade. >> good job and your teacher's name? >>. [ inaudible ] >> good job. >> that teacher was shot protecting jacob, she is okay. a 14-year-old now faces charges including two counts of murder for allegedly first killing his own father, then jacob. >> w today. >> also something gained in townville. the power of a child to join a shattered community. maybe jacob hall was a super hero after all. >> i'm surprised it is not raining outside from his tears of joy. >> reporter: jacob hall leaves a big legacy for a small town. still, this will be a very difficult day here at townville elementary school and for the entire community. matt and savannah, back to you.

the whole community, janet. let's turn over to al again and get another look at the forecast. >> other than what we're talking about down in florida, getting ready to happen. we're looking at beautiful weather from new england, through the ohio river valley into the gulf coast. next half hour, we'll be looking at this enhanced risk of severe storms in the mid mississippi river valley. santa ana winds setting up. high fire danger in southern california. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30

cause all sorts of trouble in the caribbean and is heading our way... the latest track takes it right along the east coast of florida and up toward the carolinas for the weekend. closer to home... we will have some thunderstorms, too, although our winds won't be as strong, we could still have a few up to around 60 mph later today with some hail possible, too. showers and storms tracking through this morning could have some gusty >> we've got >> we have more on hurricane matthew coming up in the next half hour. >> want a happy family? why there could be more to staying home for vacation than you think. >> what is behind the creepy clown sightings leading to panic, arrest, bans on costumes. we'll have a closer look at an odd phenomenon. first, this is "today" on nbc. b

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we're back now, 7:30 on a thursday morning. it is the 6th of october, 2016. the surf starting to get pretty rough around palm beach, florida. this is in the general area where al says we can start expect landfall, if it does that, for hurricane matthew. >> in a few hours it may look very, very different there. hurricane matthew getting stronger by the moment, warnings and watches issued along the florida coast. in the meantime, we are getting a better look at the destruction matthew has already caused in haiti, including widespread flooding and mudslides. overnight the death toll there rose to at least ten.

we'll get the latest from al in a moment and also talk to a storm chaser who is being hit by the storm in the bahamas right now. in politics, donald trump taking a new approach to prepare for the next presidential debate. it is a town hall format, so today trump will practice by holding a town hall event in new hampshire, according to aides. hillary clinton, meanwhile, is preparing as she did last time with aides in washington. on "today's" campaign moment, kids say the darnedest things. political edition. listened to what happened on wednesday when don >> i'm nervous. i'm nervous. i'm rvnes.ou see i told you. >> can't make that stuff up. that little boy was obviously nervous. the video proving yet again kids have zero filter. >> they do not. let's get more now on hurricane matthew, it is on a

across the area. >> reporter: good morning, guys. we have kind of took a little bit of shelter here. as you can see, we were standing out, pieces of the roof of our hotel started flying off so we had to kind of back up a little bit. but major hurricane matthew is making its way toward nassau rather quickly now, continuing to strengthen. last night when we went to bed it was around 960 millibars. i bie millibars in seven hours. waves are starting to crank up pretty big behind us. pieces of roof here are coming off. we have a restaurant right behind where our room is. there goes roof right there. pieces of the roof are flying off of that. so as we continue to go through the morning hours here on nassau, at least for the next eight hours or so, i'm thinking that we are going to deal with some major hurricane conditions that are going to continue to get worse and not get better. >> brett adair, stay safe. thank you very much.

this over in our hurricane center. hey, al. >> guys, here's a point i want to make. this doesn't necessarily even have to make landfall to cause real damage. in fact, it is forecast to just stay offshore and that's going to be the problem. by tonight we start to see tropical force winds from miami up to west palm beach. then we move in to early tomorrow morning. the eye could get onshore, but even if it doesn't, you can see this area in white. these are hurricane-force beach. we move in to friday night. we're now up around jacksonville. again, right on shore. we are talking about hurricane-force winds. the center of the eye is about 45 miles wide. all right? i should say, it's 25 miles wide. the hurricane-force winds extend out about 45 miles. again, as we move into saturday morning, you've got some those winds from savannah into charleston, all the way up into

midsection of the country. we've got an enhanced area of severe weather from des moines down to wichita. hail, wind, possibility of tornadoes. and we are looking at rainfall amounts anywhere from three to five inches in parts of kansas on in to parts ofhours. temperae 50s to low 60s in our area with 40s to the west... on the back side of a front draped over us. winds will become gusty today... strongest with the storms later today. storms this morning are mostly to our south, bul track northward along the front... most of the activity will be between 6 and midnight in our area and then we cool down tomorrow. storms today will bring some heavy rainfall with some of us getting over 2" of rainfall by the time this system trac >> for the latest on matthew and your forecast, head to the weather channel on cable. >> good advice, al. now to a, frankly, bizarre

these clown sightings that really have communities across the country on edge. nbc's joe fryar has the latest on it. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. those creepy clowns are making headlines from coast to coast now, in some cases there are actual clown sightings. in many other places, just hoaxes. either way, police are paying attention and making arrests. with halloween still a few weeks away, the creepy clown craze is causing quite a square. >> our children shouldn't be terrified. stay awaym >> reporter: michigan police are investigating after he says he was scratched by a clown wielding a butter knife. >> he grabbed my wrist. then he used the other hand, too. he dragged the knife from my arm slowly. >> reporter: in new jersey, officers say men wearing these masks drove around town scaring other drivers. in new york state, photos of an armed clown made the rounds on social media. police say it was a teenager

meanwhile, some schools across the country are receiving online threats from people posing as clowns. so far police have not considered most of the threats credible, but many schools are boosting security. >> we deployed our resources, we've added out the threat, we called fbi, joint terrorism task force. we take the threat seriously. >> reporter: no one in laughing in new haven, connecticut where students banned students from wearing clown costumes or masks this halloween season. scary sightings prompted neighbors to call 911. >> a clown last seen wearing a red nose and all white clothing asking kids if they want ice cream. >> reporter: police departments are working to calm fears. so is author steven king, the man who wrote the horror novel "it" and created the character, penny wise the clown. king tweeted, hey, guys, time to cool the clown hysteria. most of 'em are good, chief up

professional clowns. >> mostly i feel bad for the kids that have to deal with being scared of these, you know, mentally ill people. it is annoying to us as real clowns. it makes us sad that we even have to address this. >> police across the country have been tracking down and arresting teens who are making online threats against schools. they've also arrested some of those who are dressing up as clowns and scaring people in person. in fact, one man in kentucky was charged not only with disorderly in public which is a city ordinance. matt and savannah? >> joe, thank you. really not funny. just ahead, we'll turn back to politics with a live interview with the republican vice presidential candidate, mike pebs. pence. >> we're going to get the i'm jamie foxx for verizon. in the nation's largest independent study by rootmetrics, again, verizon is the number one network. hi, i'm jamie foxx for sprint. and i'm jamie foxx for t-mobile. (both) and we're just as good. really?

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yards for a touchdown, then saying did you see that handoff? >> well, first, before i respond to that, great question, great colts reference, too, matt, thanks. let me say, our hearts and our prayers are very much with the people of florida and the people of haiti as hurricane matthew approaches. i hope every american is keeping our neighbors to the south in their prayers and in their hearts and we certainly people to support relief efforts that will likely be -- likely be challenged in the days ahead. but with regard to that, i have to tell you, some people think i won the debate the other night. i leave that to the pundits. i honestly do believe that donald trump did win the debate. it was donald trump's vision that i was describing. it was donald trump's message to make america great again. and for me to be able to be

that we face as americans was a great honor for me. >> governor, you are getting a lot of credit for your performance at that debate. but lot of people have noticed that you spent time denying things that trump said that he did in fact say. as one paper put it, it is a clinton attack ad waiting to happen. and sure enough. take a look. >> let's start with not praising vladimir putin as a great leader. donald trump and mike pence have sa h >> no, we haven't. >> putin's been a very strong leader for russia. >> vladimir putin has been a stronger leader in his country than barack obama has been in this country. >> more nations should get nuclear weapons. don't try to defend that. >> he never said that. >> wouldn't you rather in a certain sense have japan have nuclear weapons? saudi arabia? absolutely. >> governor pence, that ad actually goes on for more than a minute with a bunch of contradictions. i guess the question is, even though it worked in the moment,

going to come right back to bite you the next day? >> i don't think so at all, savannah. the mischaracterizations and the way tim kaine and hillary clinton continue to take donald trump's statements out of context. it was something i just wasn't going to tolerate during the debate. >> but those are direct quotes. in context. >> well, well, tim kaine actually said that i had said that will vladimir putin was a be >> i corrected him. >> you said stronger leader. >> i said stronger. savannah, there is a difference. he was wrong. i was right. what i was observing is, quite frankly, that the russian reset has been a disastrous failure for hillary clinton. she said it was her number one priority when she was secretary of state. and now since the russian reset, we've seen vladimir putin exercise -- exercise the kind of

invasion of ukraine and now the humanitarian crisis in syria being driven by russian aggression. >> governor, on a couple -- >> i do think observing that the small and bullying leader of russia has been stronger on the world stage for his country than hillary clinton and barack obama is just simply a statement of fact and something that we have to change. >> governor, on a couple of occasions, on a couple of occasions, tim kaine gave you a comments that donald trump has made over the course of the last year and asked you to defend them. and instead of defending them, you either said he really didn't say those things or you changed the subject to hillary clinton. do you find it hard -- can you say to us today that you cannot defend some of the things that donald trump has said about women and mexican immigrants and john mccain and a federal judge of mexican heritage?

shoulder with donald trump. what i think most americans saw was that after tim kaine ran through a rapid obviously memorized litany of personal insults, then he said that donald trump and i were running the insult-driven campaign. >> yeah. but in all due respect, governor, you just did it again. >> i told him i'd be happy to go line by line, let him saying that donald trump said something about all trump was talking about the whole issue of criminal aliens in the country. he conveniently omitted that donald trump has said that even many of the people that come in to this country illegally are good people. he left that out. but look, this campaign has been focused on the issues of most importance to the american people. i want to give the moderator a lot of credit in that debate. you all have a tough job out there and you all do it well. i thought elaine did a good job keeping the debate focused on

national security, getting this economy moving again, and so to be honest with you, i'm incredibly proud to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with donald trump. we'll take on all those things. but i will point out to you that when i pointed out that hillary clinton had called half of donald trump and my supporters a basket of deplorables, tim kaine didn't say a word about that or defend that either. >> he actually did. he said that she had apologized for that statement. >> i thought it was a campaign is better for it. >> short question, governor pence. do you think that donald trump is a role model for children? >> i, frankly, think hillary clinton and donald trump have many admirable qualities that young people can look up to today. i think donald trump is a strong leader. he fights for what he believes in. he's man who we learned 20 years ago went through a very

and the smarts to marshal a real comeback. it is the kind of comeback he can lead for america. and i want to recognize hillary clinton as the first woman to be a major party nominee in american history. so there are aspects of these people -- you know, nobody's perfect. i can only think of one person in human history that's perfect. but i think there is qualities in both of these people that young people can admire. >> to be continued. >> we got to let it go there, unfortunately. governor pence, appreciate it. >> good to see you. >> thank you. good to be with you. coming up, hurricane matthew matthew gaining strength on a path towards florida. what millions need to do right what millions need to do right

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coming up, hurricane matthew gains strength overnight battering the bahamas as it marches closer to the u.s. nearly 2 million now evacuating. we'll have the lineup stopping by 1a. ashton kutcher, seth meyers and judge judy. ? never gonna give you up never gonna let you down ?? >> and a very special performance by '80s superstar rick astley "today," thursday, october 6th, 2016. ??

>> from hofstra, mississippi! ? night fever night fever ?? >> hello, wisconsin! >> happy birthday to us! woo! >> she may have fallen and gotten back up, but it didn't stop us from coming to the "today" show! thursday, it is october 6th. we got a whole bunch of white coats out on our plaza. because we are celebrating the pharmacists. they are here in force and we are so glad that they're here. carson saw all the white jackets quickly and he thought

>> physician assistant, karate class, same thing. >> listen to that music. that's the beegees right there. that's "night fever." that's your throwback thursday. >> by the way, barry gibb is going to be here next week. i didn't even know that. >> but since it is throwback thursday, we have rick astley. right here in the studio. i love rick astley! we were jus the soundtrack. sounds incredible. he has new music out. >> by the way, he doesn't age. >> he looks great. we're all going to rick roll. let's start this half-hour with your "news at 8." we begin with hurricane matthew. i'm tammy leitner in nasa saw, bahamas, where the hurricane has made landfall. strong winds out here. we are seeing power lines down, trees down, complete roads are

hurricane matthew roared into the bahamas with a fury not seen here in more than 80 years. winds whipping at over 120 miles an hour, taking down trees, power lines, and homes. all airports closed, leaving hundreds of tourists stranded in paradise. guests at one luxury hotel evacuated from their rooms and forced to sleep on disposable mats. >> hi couple -- >> we're here for our honeymoon. >> now you guys are literally trapped in this hotel. >> yeah. >> stuck on this island. >> but we will make do. >> reporter: the biggest concern, not just this wind and rain, but a storm surge that could bring swells up to 15 feet washing across this island. the hurricane already leaving a deadly trail of destruction further south. in haiti, at least 19 dead and

worst humanitarian crisis since the earthquake of 2010. one town still waiting on life-saving aid after the only bridge linking the north to the south collapsed. and in cuba, dozens of homes destroyed on the eastern coast. residents there still picking up the pieces. now the monster hurricane heads north. nearly 2 million people urged to evacuate in florida, georgia and the carolinas with the national >> i don't want to but i have to. >> reporter: bracing for landfall and preparing for the worst. you're looking at a live picture of what winds at more than 100 miles an hour look like. now every 20 or 30 minutes we are hearing loud explosions. we are assuming those are transformers. we lost power just a short while ago. it is unclear how much of the rest of the island still has power at this point. matt?

politics. the presidential candidates getting ready for their next debate on sunday and sparring over their running mates' face-off this week. kristen welker's got the latest. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. hillary clinton is off the campaign trail again today getting ready for round two with donald trump. trump is also getting down to business after getting criticized for not being prepared enough for the first debate. tonight he will hold a town hall event in new hampshire. a dry run of sorts for event now just three days away. >> reporter: hillary clinton getting into fight mode at a star-studded fund-raiser in washington. >> i'm looking forward to our next debate. i thought the first one went pretty well. >> reporter: clionnt also praised her running mate, tim kaine, for his debate performance against mike pence. kaine was criticized for frequently interrupting. >> foreign governments? >> you are donald trump's "apprentice." >> reporter: but clinton

>> every time he tried to push mike pence to defend what donald trump has said and done, pence just bobbed and weaved. >> reporter: mike pence this morning on "today." >> i honestly do believe that donald trump did win the debate. it was donald trump's vision that i was describing. it was donald trump's message to makeme arica great again. >> reporter: in reno last night, donald trump answering. >> didn't mike pence do a great job. also hit a sour note when he mocked the people who mispronounced the name nevada, but then got it wrong himself. >> i said when i came out here, i said nobody says it the other way. has to be nev-ah-da. >> reporter: trump says he plans to take aim at obamacare after earlier this week bill clinton seemed to criticize the president's key piece of legislation. >> it is the craziest thing in

night. >> oh, did bill clinton blow it. whoa, did he blow it. can you imagine when he walked home to that beautiful home in westchester, he said, ah, hillary, how was your day? oh, did he suffer. >> reporter: bill clinton has repeatedly tried to walk back his remarks. >> i strongly suprtpoed that bill and it's given more than 20 million people more insurance. but there are problems with it. >> reporter: meanwhile, hillary clinton tried to lighten things up during a "extra." asked about alec baldwin's impression of trump -- >> going to jina -- >> perfect. i can't wait to see what else they're going to do. i don't know who is going to show up to my next debate sunday night. >> reporter: hillary clinton is out with a new ad in an attempt to showcase her positive policy

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i had a wonderful time tonight. me too! call me tomorrow? i'm gonna send a vague text in a couple of days, that leaves you confused about my level of interest. i'll wait a full two days before responding. perfect! we're never gonna see each other again, will we? no-no. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? the citi double cash card does. it lets you earn double cash back. 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay. the citi double cash card. double means double. we are back now. 8:13 with what is "trending" today. maybe we should say, who is "trending" today. ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> means the world that you would have me here this early. thank you so much because this is the hour i want to be here. not on later hours. >> we're going to make it all about you in a second.

some things that are "trending." the nation's largest mall, bucking a trend and taking a stand. over the last few years we've seen a lot of malls opening earlier and earlier on thanksgiving day not wanting to wait until black friday. but now the mall of america in bloomington, minnesota says it will remain closed on thanksgiving. >> yes! >> the mall has been open on that holiday since 2012. this year executives say they want to allow workers time off with their families. what a novel idea, right? and the mall will open at what are you looking at me for? >> i'm just looking at you. >> you agree with the stand? >> i do. the last two years of our show we've actually done our show on thanksgiving and we realized the same thing. live on thanksgiving. now we're going to do it on wednesday and let our people go home, too. >> all right, seth! >> i feel like there were like 10 to 12 people who were really excited no the to have an excuse not to go.

holidays, spending time with the family. a lot of people like to go away for thanksgiving and christmas. but actually, a new study says if you really want to keep everybody happy, skip the trip, stay home. researchers say that visiting new places and interacting with new people can actually leave families stressed and exhausted. bottom line, long live the staycation. >> especially if you live somewhere like hawaii. really works well. >> or jamaica. there's no stress in talking to the lovely people of ma thing about vacations is you relax in looking forward to them. >> that was "trending." >> was it? i like that science more than this science. i do agree once you actually go on vacations they are terrible. but i agree they are nice to look forward to. >> sometimes when you do the staycation, people does their own thing. you don't really have the family -- >> you get together for dinners and lunches and things like that. >> okay.

i love studies. studies give you a joke every night. >> here's your new study. something we see and hear just about every day. you guys know anyone who has a big yawn? some people yawn like -- other people like bryant gumbel -- all right? so, guess what, do you have a big yawn or a little yawn? >> i think i have a pretty big yawn. >> i think i do, too. >> mine's big unless i am talking to somebody. >> i have a huge scientists have found that people who have big yawns also have big brains. experts say there is a good scientific reason for it. long yawns bring a rush of blood to the brain delivering oxygen and allowing our big brains to cool off. >> that's a study! >> cool. we are really smart. if you slept the night before you wouldn't be yawning. >> we are so happy today.

pop music icon. he's found some unexpected success online. carson knows all about it. >> beyond him being a legend here and in the studio, rick astley's become a bit of an internet phenomenon called the rick roll. you build up someone's expectations and send them a link. you send this link instead. it is a bit of a and switch. it's become such an online sensation, there is an urban dictionary entry for it. 245 million views on youtube and counting. rick is here and he is going to perform in our next hour the classic. he's got some new music. people of the internet, you're welcome! >> you're taking the show on the road. >> first time we're leaving. we're going to be in washington, d.c. next week monday through

>> we have vice president biden, dr. jill biden, senator al franken who used to be in comedy, you guys. kevin hart. so it will be a good week. lena dunham. strong. very strong. >> time for "popstart!." carson created "popstart!." >> i had nothing to do with this. it is not my gem. first to lady gaga giving us an early preview of what to expect show. last night gaga kicked off a dive bar tour she's on. in nashville debuting three new songs including this one. ?? >> that's cool. >> i like it. >> little country, little rock 'n' roll. sounded pretty good for gaga. that's a nice dive bar, too, by the way.

ann." here's a look at the first trailer from the new movie "jackie." >> for one brief, shining moment, it was camelot. ?? >> there won't be another camelot. not another camelot. >> come on, does that look great or what? "jackie" hits theaters december 2nd. >> that looks really well written. >> we know the person who wrote that. >> we do. happens to be our boss on the

your show airs weeknights, 12:35, 11:35 central time right here on nbc. check out seth every night. >> thank you. you guys are on every day, too. i feel like i want to let people know that as well. check out the "today" show, airing this time every day. >> all you have to do is say take a little nap. >> mr. roker? matthew. news is not great. it is still a category 3 storm, 215 miles southeast of west palm beach, florida. 125-mile-per-hour winds, moving northwest at 12 miles per hour. so it is a close call. friday, 2:00 a.m., 145-mile-per-hour winds, a category 4. the storm center's within 15 miles of the shoreline. you move west a little bit and it could be catastrophic. saturday morning, 110-mile-per-hour winds along the georgia-carolina coast.

by the time we get to sunday morning, it is a category 1 storm. then kind of loops around monday on in to tuesday, it is down just off again the florida coastline. again, we will continue to watch this as the day wears on. that's what's going onhurricaneo cause all sorts of trouble in the caribbean and is heading our way... the latest track takes it right along the east coast of florida and up toward the closer to home... we will have some thunderstorms, too, although our winds won't be as strong, we could still have a few up to around 60 mph later today with some hail possible, too. showers and storms tracking through this morning >> and that's your latest weather. check us out every day, sirius xm channel 108. >> al, thank you very much.

no-nonsense style presiding over her tv court. her wildly popular show just started its 21st season. judge judy, good morning. nice to see you. your hoe is now old enough to drink. congratulations. that's fantastic. >> thank you. i get to the bar first. >> over the time period that you've been on the air, a lot of other judge shows have come and gone. why do you think not only have you stayed in the game, but stayed number one? about yourself. that's very hard, as you know. but i think that the people appreciate the message and the messenger. you know, it's not show busy without a little bit of a show and i don't find that very difficult to do. i take my job to provide justice and a fair playing field seriously. i think people know that. and i think the message of responsibility resonates. >> i think it's you. i'll say nice things about you. >> i'm ready.

there is some approach you take where you do walk that fine line beautifully between something that is meaningful and educational and important to people, and something that's entertaining. and it is not easy. >> well, everybody can do something well, matt. you are a great interviewer. you make -- >> thank you. >> -- the person who you interview feel comfortable and able to tell a comfortable story. that's your gift. i can't do chemistry, i had to cheat my way through college in chemistry in order to survive. i barely learned french. but i do understand the human condition. and whether that was a trained thing from the family court or whether it was innate, it was just my way, my natural way of being able to earn a living. >> you say you understand the human condition. that segues beautifully into, you're also celebrating the 10th anniversary of a charity that

mentoring where you pair young girls with mentors. do you follow the young girls later in life and see how they're doing? >> well, this is a surprise. i don't know if i'm supposed to say this but it is hard to have a filter here. today we're celebrating our 10th anniversary. it is hard to believe that it was ten years ago that my daughter nicole and i put this together. and we have our first mentee coming back as a mentor. >> how great old. you're supposed to give back, if you can. you know that. that's the right thing to do. if you've been blessed, as i have been blessed. but when i was in the family court, i always noticed that the squeaky wheel got the oil. the kids who did the wrong thing got the computers, got the psychiatric help they needed, got the psychological help, got extra tutors, got extra, extra. and the kids who came from the same environment and who did the right thing got nothing. and that was really the

because these young women, most are first generation going to college, need a little boost. they have the academic skills but they didn't have the rest of the stuff that they should have had to prepare themselves for the world. >> we kind of take off the subject of mentoring, you're known for your nuggets of advice. so leave me with a nugget of advice. i hate to put you on the spot but i'm going to. >> as a parent, you're supposed to figure out what your children do naturally adept at. and nurture that so that they always have a feeling of confidence, and then, as they get older, and are looking for something -- a way to make a living for the rest of their lives, they will take that thing and figure out how to make a living at what they are naturally adept at, what's been nurtured and cultivated in them as children. that's my best advice. >> that's a good piece of advice. isn't it great to do something

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. we're back now, 8:30 on a thursday morning. it is the 6th day of october, 2016. we have a very big, excited crowd out on the plaza on this throwback thursday. can i take one second and say, it's also annette lauer's birthday. sweetheart, love you. happy birthday. >> happy birthday to annette.

what better way to celebrate. he's going to perform live. >> synchronized waving! also ahead, we have ashton kutcher. i'm going to talk to him about his many interests. soon to be even larger family. he's returned of his popular netflix show. a lot to get to. let's get al for a check of the weather. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by lg >> guys, we're over here at this amazing display. lg signature's put it up. this is a giant like four-walled video screen. we've got cameras all around that actually show the view of 30 rock. this is the front of our building. there are cameras that are shooting that. inside is just some amazing technology that is really developing quickly that is available now. lg signature.

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storm the in the center of the country. plenty of sunshine up and down the east coast. but hurricane matthew tomorrow threatening the southeast. heavy rain ahead of it. very mild in new england. more showers and thunderstorms down through texas. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods.hours. tempere 50s to low 60s in our area with 40s to the west... on the back side of a front draped over us. winds will become gusty today... strongest with the storms later today. storms this morning are mostly to our south, but will track northward along the front... most of the activity will be between 6 and midnight in our area and then we cool down tomorrow. storms today will bring some heavy rainfall with some of us getting over 2" of rainfall >> and that is your latest

philanthropist and dad. his next comedy comes out tomorrow. >> dude, you are not getting with number 7 john elway. you're not even getting with pay peyton manning. i mean maybe eli manning. >> you couldn't even get with cooper manning. >> oh, right. yeah because if cooper manning is on tinder and he sees the rooster, he's going to swipe left. >> ashton kutcher, good morning. is this the second installment of season one or season two of "the ranch" or does it really matter? >> with netflix they just launch like ten episodes at a time in these chunks. with sitcoms, the general way that you format a season is like 22 episodes. so instead they did ten which was the first installment, then ten more which is the second installment of the first season. >> this is really fun.

became a sitcom. >> yeah. i mean the show is really -- it really -- i mean it is a country song. >> like the ranch hands. >> like. it is like beer and football and your dog got run over by a train. it's like that's what the show is. >> your character is named colt. you're just a guy trying to regain high school glory, which we can all relate to. >> it is a funny thing. i think there is like a growing trend across the country people go off to pursue whatever it is that they think their career is great at. they go to college and they get a degree. then they get out of college and go, wait, there's not a job for that degree. it is like kind of the realization of your nightmare, which is like you fail at the very thing that you thought you were going to be great at. now you have to move back home with your parents and like work for your hard-nosed dad and like deal with your brother. it is like all of the adult relationships of families. >> but you get a lot of laughs out of it. >> yeah. it is definitely funny. but it is also i think has a

bent than most sitcoms which makes it really fun to act on. >> it is also potentially a big "'70s show" reunion. >> we like to work with our friends. >> basically like i've got an idea. >> a lot of these ranches are run by immigrant labor. i think it is a hot button topic in the country right now. i think for a socially conscious sitcom that's representing a conservative point of view, i think there is probably immigration in rural america. think it is important to connect. >> i feel a connection because we both have little girls that just turned 2 and we both have babies on the way. so give me some advice. >> give you -- give me advice! all my friends are like you're going from playing zone to going to man-to-man. >> that's what everyone says. >> it's like intensely scary. >> totally scary. >> plus, like the first one -- i

possibly read. this one i'm like, yeah, it's coming. like you have a recognition that they're pretty durable. you're not going to break them. and so, and how am i going to run after this one and deal with -- i thought the first one was exhausting in the beginning. i'm a little terrified, to be honest. >> it is terrifyinging. people have been talking to you about how you have to get her ready for the new baby. >> yeah! there is is a whole pattern. don't be the -- like -- i'm sure my parents were holding someone when something and like and we're okay. >> i know. i know. it is so exciting though. is wyatt excited? >> she like -- she points at mila and she's like baby brother when she points to the belly. then she points to dad and she goes beer. and so i think she gets there's something in the belly. but i don't quite think that she knows that it is not going to be a plastic doll yet.

you guys have your halloween costumes planned out? >> like -- so we were planning to do the halloween thing. we saw like the wren from "star wars." we're like, oh, my god, that would be amazing. then we realized -- i was going to be like hans solo. we're like that's totally selfish. like those are the costumes we want to wear. she wants to be peppa pig or like princess sophia. so i don't know what we're going to do yet. >> ashton kutcher, great to catch up with you. give our best to mila and wyatt and good luck with the new baby. >> i think it will all work out. >> next season of "the ranch" hits netflix tomorrow. up next, better than ever -- you should stick around for this. we are freaking out. it is happening live, studio 1a.

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? a full commitment's what i'm thinking of you wouldn't get this from any other guy ? ? i just want to tell you how i'm feeling ? ? i gotta make you understand ? ? never gonna give you up never gonna let you down ? ? never gonna run around and dessert you ? ? i'm never gonna make you cry never gonna say good-bye never gonna tell a lie and hurt you ? ? we've known each other for so long ? ? your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it ? ? inside we both know what's been going on ? ? we know the game and we're gonna play it ? ? and if you ask me how i'm feeling ?

? never gonna give you up ? ? never gonna let you down never gonna run around and desert you ? ? never gonna make you cry never gonna say good-bye ? ? never gonna tell a lie and hurt you ? ? know i'm never gonna give you up ? ? i'm never gonna let you down ? ? never gonna run around and desert you ? ? i'm never gonna make you cry never gonna hurt you. >> sing the blues for me! ? ooh give you up ? ? ooh give you up ? ? never gonna give never gonna give ? ? give you up ? ? never gonna give ? ? we've known each other since 1987 ? ? your heart's been aching but

? inside we both know what's been going on ? ? we know the game and we're gonna play it ? ? and if you ask me how i'm feeling ? ? i'm feeling pretty good america ? ? i'm never gonna give you up i'm never gonna let you down ? ? never gonna run around and desert you ? ? never gonna make you cry never gonna say good-bye never gonna tell a lie ? no never gonna give youer in gonna let you down ? ? never gonna run around and desert you ? ? i'm never gonna make but cry i'm never gonna say good-bye never gonna tell a lie and hurt you ? ? yeah yeah ? ?

>> woo! >> woo-hoo! >> woo-hoo! way to go, rick astley. tell me your name. >> my name's dawn. >> what a pleasure to meet you, dawn. fantastic. >> i have no idea how i knew every word to that song. >> thank you. >> we'll be back with more music in a moment.

welcome back. rick astley's back on the muic scene with a brand-new album and sound. >> he wrote, recorded and produced all of the songs on "50" right in his home studio. >> guess what? it has already climbed to number one in the uk. good morning! >> wow.

music. one of the things we love about you, is you embrace the classics as much as we do. >> of course i do, yeah. to be honest, i quit quite young. i was 27, 28. we just had a daughter. i wanted to spend some time at home so i haven't been singing all those songs for 30 years. know what i mean? so it still feels good to do them and have fun with it. >> what do you say to the people who say "never gonna give you up" and "together forever" sound a bit like the same song. >> i i've actually sung the wrong lyric at one point. >> we've been having a bit of a dispute. i said it was the same song. kind of feels like it. >> some of it is just rehearsed. >> when you went to your computer and opened up a link somebody sent and was your video played for you? >> certainly. the way i heard about rick rolling is a friend of mine that lives in los angeles. i was on holiday actually in italy. he sent me an e-mail, he rick rolled it.

really well, he's one of my best friends. what are you doing. then he sent me another one and he just kept doing it. >> your new music is totally different than your old stuff that you are about to play for us new. >> they're still pop songs. just lyrically and stuff, i'm older and i have more to say. >> appropriately enough -- the song is called "keep singing." ladies and gentlemen, rick astley. ?? ? when i was a boy i saw my daddy cryin' at the steering wheel ? ? and oh it made me feel so scared ? ? then there was joy from my vantage of swimming in a choir of voices ? ? and oh i knew that i'd been

day instead of throwing my life away ? ? i'm going to save some sunny day for throwing my life away ? ? won't keep singing praying to the heavens ? ? keep singing whoa keep singing climb until my hands are stinging ? ? i've been saving some sunny day for throwing my life ? ? throwing my life ? ? yeah yeah ? ? now understand as a father

mountain build a castle to keep you safe ?? on this you know you can be sure ? ? you'll be safe some sunny day safe from throwing your life away ? ? you'll be safe some sunny day from throwing your life throwing your life away ? ? keep singing whoa keep singing ? ? raise it to theve ? keep singing whoa keep singing ? ? climb up until the hands are stinging ? ? you'll be saved some sunny day from throwing your life ? ? throwing your life throwing your life away ? ??

? who knew -- who do you love when it all comes down to truth ? ? who do you love when it all comes back to you ? ? who do you love who do you love ? ? when you're liein' in your bed ? ? who do you love who do the love ? ? keep singing oh keep ? keep singing please keep singing whoa keep singing ? ? praise keep singing whoa keep singing ? ? you'll be saved some sunny day from throwing your life ? ? throwing your life throwing your life away ?? ? yeah yeah ?? >> woo-hoo!

>> rick astley. "keep singing." the album is called "50." rick, great to have you here. back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on

al had to leave just a little bit early today. dylan's here with birthdays.

today. happy 100th birthday to don mozer. he was featured in "golf digest" magazine after scoring back-to-back hole in ones. that's impressive. pearl messenhimer from north carolina is 100 years old. she loves drawing her own garden and eating fresh foods. like we all do. happy 103 birthday to spin crawford. love that name. this life-long felton, pennsylvania. miss frances young of north kelly, north carolina is also 100 years old. she loves watching "the price is right" and cheering on every single contestant. owen myer is celebrating 1 00 years. this retired butcher is from fenton, michigan. he is a world war ii veteran.

sir. rocoe humphrey is turning 100 years old. head to today.com/celebrates. >> spin feldman. i like that name. that's really cool. >> it's actually so appropriate. right? >> exactly right. >> we're back after your local >> we're back after your local news. you've worked hard. retirement's within reach, to 70. blum: we've got to raise the retirement age. blum would make it harder, voting to cut social security and privatize medicare. blum would even deny social security to seniors until they're 70. i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message, because seniors have earned social security and medicare.

an iowa veteran who died decades ago -- is returned home. father schmitt died during the attack on pearl harbor in 1941. his remains only recently identified and brought home earlier this year. behind and help 12 men get out alive - sacraficing his own life. the st. lucas native being remembered in a service in his home town. leading the prayer service -- lee stanmmeyer -- who, as a young boy, looked up to schmitt. he always had a smile on his services will be held in dubuque on saturday where they will place

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this morning on "today's take," slow cooker sweet desserts without all the work. and the hottest fall footwear. all that and more coming ow >> annouer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, tamron hall, and billy bush. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. throwback thursday, october 16th, 2016. al is on a top-secret assignment. we cannot say where he is. >> mission impossible. >> but tamron is here with a piece of cake in the morning.

looking at that going -- you can eat just a couple bites? >> no. how many bites have you had already? >> i've had two pieces this morning. >> not a bite. two pieces. this segment is coming up. this was actually made in a slow cooker. a cheesecake made in a slow cooker. >> by a woman from mississippi, which means an extra stick of butter every time. just because. >> i don't taste butter. >> so yesterday we mentioned on our -- please go take" facebook page and give us your submissions for your halloween costumes. we're dying to see the wild ones as we big up to something big. becky barrett. spaghetti and meet balls. >> or raggedy ann with a thing on top. a colander. >> that's tristin richt. >> she's a tornado. >> oh, that's cute. >> the face.

obsession with bob ross? >> because it is an easy one. >> there is a major theme going on. it is iconic. >> sarah submitted bob ross and his painting. here is bob ross in a happy tree. >> so your spouse or significant other is your easel and -- >> yeah. >> that's a good couple's costume. >> i was obsessed with bob ross when i was a kid. i was an a.d.d. kid. i told you before. it was kind of hard to -- but look how soothinis here. just like watching golf. get sucked in. talking about the little white caps that go on the top of the wave. i think we should show our kids now a little bob ross. it is better that be mozart. >> didn't they just report that bob's hair wasn't real? wasn't that the story? >> if you're telling me that was a prop. >> it was a perm. he didn't have is the natural fro. >> people do all kinds of adjustments to maximize their hair. >> i do it every day.

>> his hair was gorgeous. >> maybe kids should start watching bob and like the reruns of it. i talk to my nieces every day. we face time and chitchat. the 10-year-old who is the most fearless of the girls. pretty tough kid. we're talking about her day. she said, i've got something to ask you. >> what's going on? >> those creepy clowns. are they real? i said, no, they're not real! apparently at school, one girl saidha on her window at home and she shared the story with all the kids at school. so i could tell she was trying to rationalize. she said you're in news, did you do it on the news. i said, yeah, i did the story. they're not real creepy clowns. there are people dressed in these costumes and they're pranking for whatever reason. >> but they're creepy, for sure. >> they're creepy. a couple of girls were arrested in new jersey this week. there have been several arrests

i was trying to explain to her. she said, well, can they get into the house? my friend said -- no, they can't get in the house. parents, just know -- i know it is all over facebook and i know people have been talking about it in the news but if your kid is not on facebook or watching the news, they don't know. but this is in school. this kid was terrified. >> the clown was such a beautiful, innocent thing. what happened to the clown? >> bozo! >> yeah. bozo. you know street from modern family. when he was a struggling actor he used to be fizbo the clown and did birthdays. but what a beautiful, fun happy clown. >> they used to show up at birthdays and make you happy. now people are driving in their suvs -- some of the costumes, you don't even want to see some of the clown masks out there. they would scare any adult. just be on the lookout.

country chitchatting about creepy clowns. >> so on halloween will you have a clown filter so you can filter them out for her? >> she wants to be a unicorn. the other wants to be raven from -- i think -- it is a tv show. she was raven. she wears like a hood. i'm getting all the costumes now. >> would you like me to come to your house as a happy clown? >> no. >> to reset the clown thing? >> this is a you didn't hear that 10-year-old's voice. it was quivering. . i said aunt tamron -- i said i will get on a plane and if there is is a clown anywhere near, aunt tamron is on the case. i comforted her. >> you don't need me. that's good because i'm not available anyway. these kids didn't see a creepy clown but they say something they had only heard about, maybe seen a few times, and that is donald trump. he came in to the international

room in las vegas and the kids had heard so much stuff and they started to freak out a little bit, especially one girl. listen to her carefully. >> nice to meet you. >> i'm nervous. i'm nervous. i'm nervous. >> see, i told you his hair wasn't orange. >> i'm nervous! i'm nervous! >> see, i told you his hair wasn't orange. >> "i told you thet the hair is yellow. it is the rest that is very orange! >> that is -- so the hot topic before he comes -- do you think his hair's orange? i don't know. what do you think -- misses, abc, do you think his hair is orange? >> clowns aside, just imagine -- he a he a very tall, big presence with the hair that you can't forget and the whole thing. if you are a kid, you're seeing this thing for the first time. >> "this thing." this person. >> well, to a kid, it's this man.

it. it's like -- from the perspective of a 5-year-old? >> were you nervous when you met donald trump for the first time? >> no. the only person -- i met winnie mandela and i was in a full-on breakdown sweat. >> i should be nervous for winnie but donald, i was terrified. >> why? >> because been a journalist for 25 years and i started out as a crime reporter in the middle of the night. i have yet to have an interview where -- i'm more afraid of the viewers tweeting that i ask a bad question. that is the only thing in journalism that scares me going viral because you think they didn't do the right thing. >> get off twitter. >> chrissy teigen. i follow chrissy teigen. she follows me. her account is now private

billy, tired of you-know-whos out there. >> funniest thing chrissy teigen ever said, i carry in my pocket a little note that says "john did it." so if i die and the police find me, john will never be able to date again. that is so twisted. and very funny. so what fall shows are you watching? entertainment weekly says it is "this is us." >> i agree. that's the only show i'm watching right now. it is amazing. we had milo on talking about it. you loved it. >> i did. i was very -- this is a great scene here. the doc helps deliver. he's not sure this is how it is going to go. this is him saying this is going to go well. they end up losing a child but what happens and who that child becomes as it all comes together

second date. like i'm going to watch this again. next tuesday, then i put it aside and i forget then i got to catch up on my ipad, then something else happens. >> what i do is i dvr "game of thrones," "walking dead," "narcos." i get up early saturday and i watch all my shows. i binge watch. i'm a binge watcher. i can't watch anythingal >> little french press coffee which i know you have on the weekends. >> my r 2 d 2 french press coffee. up next, it is one of the coolest inventions in the bond movies. this one goes back to "thunder ball." the jet pack. >> is that you in that thing? >> that's sean connery. no. this is the updated version. it's become the reality. if you want to fly one of these things, we'll tell you how right after this. ou want gary, gary, gary...

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>> you're a bond fan. like james bond. like "thunder ball" back in the '60s. the jet pack that sean connery wore? i would love to have a jet pack. it's taken them 40 years but they're finally here. jet aviation is the company in the uk. there goes sean. he rides it well. but this is what they got. you can only take it for ten minutes. it goes up to 60 miles an hour. >> that's fast! away from work and you are going to go over the river, you better hope you have a tailwind behind you. >> you could make it, right? >> you could. >> could you make it? >> in a strong wind. i don't know. i'm not the guy that says i got to do that. >> i think -- roll the tape. remind us. >> oh, no. oh, god. >> is that why? >> oh, no. oh, no! >> this is billy, ladies and gentlemen.

weeks ago, trying out this -- it's an air jet thing that others have been able to conquer. >> yes, they have. but i got to tell you, this is -- that is the most severe abusive i've ever been through. when you go 15 feet in the air and you land on your side and you have a life jacket? that's like landing on pavement. the life jacket doesn't help you sink into the water. it's -- >> were you bruised after? >> i got on an airplane after that and i was like just kind of whimpering to the flight attendant. you're right. maybe that's why i am a little sensitive to it. okay. something that i would love to have in my backyard, this is the dad of all dads. we're going to put him in the category. we should start a contest, dad of the year. >> official dad of the year. >> gavin mccall's daughter, lila, is a huge fan of "american ninja warrior." so what does super dad do? show us. >> welcome to "american ninja warrior" denver city finals.

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that's our entry. >> can you believe that? reminds me, one of my -- before "this is us" "parenthood" was on. they have their son, he has asperger's syndrome. they cut to the end of the show, they're playing pirates and dr behind -- this is it. they found it. look at mom. she's just like -- and if i'm not mistaken, that is the most romantic thing i think. you could tell a joke, you can be funny. but if you are playing with your children like that man did, built that thing -- >> it's true. even memories as a kid among my most fondest memories of my dad building us this little -- i had a pet chicken.

every easter we'd get a bunny and we'd have a chicken. my dad and his brothers, they had a bathtub and they dug it out in the backyard and made a pond. the bathtub was the foundation. i'd have a baby chicken and we'd have a little pen for my bunny rabbit because my dad and my uncle would build it. those are like those memories. i just revealed i had a chicken. now i'm never going to hear -- i had a pet chicken as a child. real quick. >> hold on. >> a lot of you are sending in your bob ross costumes. groupie. and then -- that's what she said she was. then this is nattie, '80s bob ross, paintbrush and all. they're rolling in on the twitter accounts. see, this when twitter's cute and fun. >> dylan has a look at the weather for us. >> yeah. we are focusing on hurricane matthew as this continues to be a major hurricane moving through the bahamas.

we are looking at west palm beach up to melbourne to see the significant effects from this storm with winds tomorrow morning perhaps up near 145 miles per hour. keep in mind, hurricane-force winds only extend about 25 to 40 miles outside of the center of this storm, so if this storm is only 15 miles offshore, we could see the entire east central coast of florida be raked with hurricane-force winds causing damage, causing coastal flooding. that storm surge, and also significant rainfall, too. it should weaken to a category 2 storm as it is just off the coast of georgia, and then it takes this weird loop all the way wrapping back around which we'll see what happens at that point. but we are looking again for as much as up to 12 to 15 inches of rain in florida and three to six-foot storm surge along with winds up near possibly 145 miles per hour. that's a look at the weather hurricane matthew continues to cause all sorts of trouble in the caribbean and is heading our way... the latest

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with the holidays approaching, many of you are already in the midst of planning a get-away which canning stressful, costly. here to help you lighten your travel load by saving you time and money, the orlando operations manager at stone v.i.p.s. good morning, tara. a lot of looks at weather coming in. hurricane matthew. maybe some people have plans to go to disney or to universal in orlando. they're going to have to cancel. what do they do here? >> luckily, a lot of least six months or more. so definitely check the policy and the expire date on your ticket. then if you want a refund, be one of the first people to call because the earlier you are in doing that, the more accommodating they'll be with you. >> when do you start to, if you're planning a trip, when should you begin your research? >> nine to 12 months is the best time to start. specifically for reservations

>> i know. you can't just buy a ticket at the gate and show up anymore. >> 180 days for special attractions and those things? >> yeah. if there something that is a must-do for your family, i would actually recommend planning your trip in reverse. secure that reservation first. >> the thing we do around here is taking a walk. we move to an area that's very much the same as the area we were just in but it is a new part of the studio. lighting's better. >> got it. >> okay. you also talk about planning your trip in reverse. >> >> because you don't want to have disappointment when you arrive there. you go and want a special activity, it is not going to be available all the time. don't just show up and wing it. you got to get that secured, then worry about booking your flight and hotel because you don't want any disappointment when you arrive. >> oh, my gosh. this is a life saver. you put 30 million people up here. 30 million people? how many people are planning vacations this early? >> yeah.

so crowd levels are at an all-time high and tourism is not going anywhere. >> really. that's a good thing. >> yeah. it is a great thing. >> so if i'm going to plan a trip right now, the optimal time if i'm planning a trip right now -- or if i want to, say, have spring break, would you say now or can i wait a little bit? >> no. i would plan at least nine months ahead. yeah. the main peak seasons -- if you want to avoid the large crowds and the high peak season rates, you need to know whenot come actually to theme parks. >> how many people actually do that? >> not enough. and they're really frustrated when you get there. >> you are wasting a ton of money. >> yeah. it is expensive in the first place to go now. if you are going to do it, take the extra splurge and see whatever expedited entry you can purchase or arrange. get it done. >> you're awesome. tara knutson, thank you very

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someone wise once said, good things take time. that person probably owned a slow cooker. but it is not just for main meals or side dishes. you can also do a phenomenal dessert, we're told. farmer. last time you were here you were cooking amazing dinners, you said you can do desserts. >> there are tons. we have a wonderful lava cake. who doesn't love a warm lava cake? we've got our cake mix. we're going to make this super simple. mix this up. mix, mix, mix. >> this is box cake mix? >> it is.

going to pour it right into our slow cooker. then after that we take this wonderful jell-o pudding mix that we've made. we put our milk in there. we're going to let it sit for about two minutes. pour this right in. you are so good. >> little lumping. >> let me tell you something! she's getting better every time i come. >> thank you. >> i'm a thank you. chocolate chips on top. that's like a pudding. >> exactly. put our lid on. it is one of the most fantastic things you have ever had. >> is that instant pudding or is that the pudding? >> that's instant pudding. we put a little milk in it. because it is a little sweet, we're going to cut that sweetness with a little ice cream. just kind of lightens it up.

unbelievable it is. this slow cooker makes it just so moist. what we have is we have steam. we are going to pour a little bit of water in the bottom of our slow cooker. and then we have a snake. look at this. what that's going to do, it is going to elevate our pan. here is all of our ingredients. put it in a food processor. we've got cream cheese, flour, a little bit of yogurt and sugar. we're going to add our eggs, process that all up until it this is a raspberry cheesecake. we're going to dollop a little bit of raspberry on top. >> what do you have in the pan already? >> those are all of those wonderful cookie crumbs that have been melted with butter and sugar. if you do it in a little bitty circle like this, then take your cheese picks, you can pull it through and a makes a new heart for your boyfriend, adam. that is just fantastic.

yes, you do. >> adam from the bible? what adam are you speaking of? >> she just dropped the boom right there. >> that is fantastic. now we are going to go right in here. i love you. >> right on top. absolutely fantastic. all that steam is going to make it so moist. it is going to be the best cheesecake. >> it is very good and a little >> i know where you live. >> so now we're going to make some fantastic fudge. this is something, i am telling you, every time -- or at least every other time i burn my chocolate chips because it is so easy! >> i do, too! >> you're not going to burn them in here. there is no way in the world that you could burn these. they're not going to get it too hot so they separate. we've got a little bit of honey. now we've got some cream. we're going to mix this up.

it is going to be about an hour. >> that's fantastic. you can do other things. >> exactly. here we are all melted. >> it smells so good! >> exactly. then we're going to sprinkle some white chocolate chips on top. so we mix this. once it's mixed and melted, we pour it in our pan. let it sit. honey, is this not just fantastic? >> it is fantastic. >> it is just a few minutes and we've got some of the best >> there you have it. we challenged her and she rose to the occasion. thank you so much, elizabeth. this is amazing! do yourself a favor! check out today.com/food. you will not -- people will love you. i mean seriously. so think over-the-knee boots are the only thing? we're past that.

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you have in your closet, ladies, this season, it is the ankle bootie. they're so versatile. here i paired it with a pair of jeans. these are from target. all of jeans today are under $100. a lot of women aren't sure of the length of the jeans. basically just have a touch of skin showing. that's it. that's all you need to do. >> you can roll your jeans up. don't just think that it is back to the happy days, like fonzie pants. you can actually roll you >> absolutely. so glad you mentioned that. paired here with a great moto jacket. the two-tone jeans is another trend we are seeing. this is a great weekend look. i love the western flair. >> that's another trend. those jeans, so cute. >> those are from american eagle. >> over the knee. olivia pope is in the building! >> right? everyone needs an over hurricane

it is all about balance. they are so sexy on their own. really bounce it out. i paired it with a monochromatic white looking. >> i have on white right now. >> you absolutely can. a chunky knit sweater, a bag -- big flouncy skirt. these are by steve madden. >> i'm a big fan of the over-the-knee boot over the skinny heel. thanks so much, olivia pope! next up on our list -- >> oh, yes. holy mackerel! it is all about the embellished heel. i think we can thank dolce & gabbana and gucci for this look. you can absolutely wear this to

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miles per hour. rainfall totals three to seven inches and a storm surge up to around three to six feet. that could be considered life threatening. by the time we get into friday morning when the storm possibly makes its landfall, we could see wind gusts exceeding 100 miles per hourhours. temperatures aree 50s to low 60s in our area with 40s to the west... on the back side of a front draped over us. winds will become gty the storms later today. storms this morning are mostly to our south, but will track northward along the front... most of the activity will be between 6 and midnight in our area and then we cool down tomorrow. storms today will bring some heavy rainfall with some of us getting over 2" of rainfall >> and that's your latest forecast. billy? >> dylan, thank you very much.

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